Executives of Muslim Family Counselling Services (MFCS); a Ghanaian not-for-profit organisation have commenced engagement with faith-based organisation in Ghana on Reproductive Health Education (RHE).
With funding support from UNESCO Ghana, they are rolling out the engagement in Greater Accra, Ashanti, Bono East, North East and Northern regions for a duration of six months.
The intervention is , aimed at soliciting for the views of target groups on RHE and enhance their understanding and support for Comprehensive Sexuality Education.
The foregoing is premised on the fact that some groups portray RHE as being at odds with religious or family values, an overly generalized position that belies the complexities of what RHE really is.
The move also seeks to fostered collaboration and engagement between diverse stakeholders (CSOs, youth-led organisations) and faith actors so as to counter misinformation and promote accurate understanding of RHE.
Since November to date, engagements have been made in Accra, Bono East and North East Regions. More will be done from January to April 2025.
IMPACT
Mohammed Bun Bida (projector coordinator) told newsmen that the initiative has been impactful, explaining that it is gradually eroding wrong perception people had about sexuality education.
“The wrong perception they had about sex education is now changing. People who are parents have expressed that they wish they had known more about puberty, love, sex and relationships”, he remarked.
Bun Bida said the long term goal is achieving drastic reduction in the rate of teenage pregnancy, early child marriage and equip girls and boys with adequate knowledge about their sexuality.
